School choice heavily influences immigrant students’ experiences in Charleston schools and can leave them in segregated academic environments, new findings show.
- Associate Professor of Social Studies Education, College of Charleston
Some states are trying to challenge a long-held precedent that undocumented children are allowed to attend public school free of charge.
The Heritage Foundation released a policy document in February 2026 that spells out how states can try to challenge a 1982 Supreme Court ruling that enshrined immigrant students’ right to attend school.
Not letting undocumented students pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities can make the cost of a college education prohibitive.
Para muchos estadounidenses, una política de inmigración más estricta no es suficiente. Muchos justificarían la violencia civil y gubernamental para sellar la frontera sur de Estados Unidos.
For many Americans, stricter immigration policy is not enough. Many would justify civilian and government violence against immigrants to seal the southern US border.
While Harris and Trump diverge on many key policy issues, they find common ground in other areas.
Allowing immigrants to settle in the US isn’t just an act of compassion. It’s also been a significant factor in the country’s economic growth, a point both candidates seem hesitant to make.
When a COVID-19-era policy was set to expire in May 2023, Republican officials predicted that the US-Mexico border would be overrun with migrants. That didn’t happen.
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